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AI for UI Designers

Robert MacKelfresh

By Robert MacKelfresh

Founder, Automation Squad

Design digital user interfaces or websites. Develop and test layouts, interfaces, functionality, and navigation menus to ensure compatibility and usability across browsers or devices. May use web framework applications as well as client-side code and processes. May evaluate web design following web and accessibility standards, and may analyze web use metrics and optimize websites for marketability and search engine ranking. May design and test interfaces that facilitate the human-computer interaction and maximize the usability of digital devices, websites, and software with a focus on aesthetics and design. May create graphics used in websites and manage website content and links.

Web and Digital Interface Designers · O*NET 15-1255.00 · Job Zone 4 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor occupation database

Automation coverage

21 of 40tools on this list have an AI solution available today

Counted by matching the tools this occupation is documented as using against a corpus of 226,452 AI products, MCP servers, skills and connectors. Where a tool has no match, we say so rather than inventing one.

AI you can use for this job

193 matched to the tools web and digital interface designers use. Showing 24.

  • GitHub

    MCP server

    GitHub is the perfect place to share code and work collaboratively on private and open source software.

    GitHub

  • Figma

    MCP server

    Figma is a collaborative design tool for creating user interfaces, prototypes, and graphics.

    Figma

  • HubSpot

    MCP server

    HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.

    HubSpot

  • Slack

    MCP server

    Slack is a platform for team communication: everything in one place, instantly searchable, available wherever you go. Offering instant messaging, document sharing and knowledge search for modern teams.

    Slack

  • Google Ads

    MCP server

    Google Ads (formerly Google AdWords) is an online advertising platform developed by Google, where advertisers pay to display brief advertisements, service offerings, product listings, video content, and generate mobile application installs within the Google ad network to web user

    Google Ads

  • PostgreSQL

    MCP server

    PostgreSQL is a powerful, open-source database engine with a uniquely advanced query optimizer and dozens of built in features, making it an easy choice for production databases.

    PostgreSQL

  • Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Airtable MCP or direct API to find, update, create, and organize records and tables through natural language.

    Make (make.com)

  • Airtable

    MCP server

    Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone. Airtable is a fast and flexible way to create tables to keep track of anything, from sales leads to vacation planning to inventory management.

    Airtable

  • Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Figma MCP or direct API to search design files, fetch team projects, post comments, and manage file versions through natural language.

    Make (make.com)

  • Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with GitHub MCP or direct API to manage repositories, review pull requests, track issues, and automate code workflows through natural language.

    Make (make.com)

  • Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Google Drive MCP or direct API to search files, upload documents, share folders, and manage permissions through natural language.

    Make (make.com)

  • Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Slack MCP or direct API to send messages, fetch channels, read conversations, and manage users through natural language.

    Make (make.com)

  • Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Dropbox MCP or direct API to upload files, search folders, share links, and manage documents through natural language.

    Make (make.com)

  • Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Google Docs MCP or direct API to create, edit, search, summarize, and share documents through natural language.

    Make (make.com)

  • Google Drive

    MCP server

    Google Drive is Google's file sync app that lets you store all of your files online alongside your Google Docs documents, and keep them synced with all of your devices.

    Google Drive

  • Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Google Meet MCP or direct API to schedule meetings, fetch meeting links, update invites, and manage participant lists through natural language.

    Make (make.com)

  • Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Google Slides MCP or direct API to create new presentations, update slides, extract content, and collaborate on decks through natural language.

    Make (make.com)

  • MySQL

    MCP server

    MySQL is a premier database used in millions of production environments around the world. Easily plug your MySQL database into any web service.

    MySQL

  • Salesforce

    MCP server

    Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship manager (CRM) application.

    Salesforce

  • Tableau is a business intelligence and analytics platform that enables users to connect to databases, create data visualizations, and share insights. The platform offers deployment options including cloud-based, self-hosted, and desktop environments with drag-and-drop functionali

    Make (make.com)

  • Tableau

    MCP server
  • Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Youtube MCP or direct API to upload videos, fetch channel analytics, manage playlists, and moderate comments through natural language.

    Make (make.com)

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  • Make (make.com)

The tools this job actually uses

236 documented for this occupation. Showing 40, hot technologies first. A filled dot means an AI solution exists for it.

  • Adobe Acrobathot
  • Adobe After Effectshot
  • Adobe Creative Cloud softwarehot
  • Adobe Illustratorhot
  • Adobe InDesignhot
  • Adobe Photoshophot
  • AJAXhot
  • Amazon DynamoDBhot
  • Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2hot
  • Amazon Redshifthot
  • Amazon Web Services AWS CloudFormationhot
  • Amazon Web Services AWS softwarehot
  • Ansible softwarehot
  • Apache Cassandrahot
  • Apache Hadoophot
  • Apache Hivehot
  • Apache Kafkahot
  • Apache Mavenhot
  • Apache Sparkhot
  • Apache Subversion SVNhot
  • Apache Tomcathot
  • Apple iOShot
  • Apple macOShot
  • Atlassian Confluencehot
  • Atlassian JIRAhot
  • Bashhot
  • Bootstraphot
  • Chot
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  • Cascading style sheets CSShot
  • Chefhot
  • Cisco Webexhot
  • Djangohot
  • Dockerhot
  • Eclipse IDEhot
  • Elasticsearchhot
  • Extensible markup language XMLhot
  • Figmahot
  • Githot

What this job involves

30 documented tasks, most important first. Showing 24.

  1. Collaborate with management or users to develop e-commerce strategies and to integrate these strategies with Web sites.
  2. Collaborate with web development professionals, such as front-end or back-end developers, to complete the full scope of Web development projects.
  3. Communicate with network personnel or Web site hosting agencies to address hardware or software issues affecting Web sites.
  4. Conduct user research to determine design requirements and analyze user feedback to improve design quality.
  5. Confer with management or development teams to prioritize needs, resolve conflicts, develop content criteria, or choose solutions.
  6. Create searchable indices for Web page content.
  7. Create Web models or prototypes that include physical, interface, logical, or data models.
  8. Design, build, or maintain Web sites, using authoring or scripting languages, content creation tools, management tools, and digital media.
  9. Develop and document style guidelines for Web site content.
  10. Develop new visual design concepts and modify concepts based on stakeholder feedback.
  11. Develop or implement procedures for ongoing Web site revision.
  12. Develop system interaction or sequence diagrams.
  13. Develop Web site maps, application models, image templates, or page templates that meet project goals, user needs, or industry standards.
  14. Develop, validate, and document test routines and schedules to ensure that test cases mimic external interfaces and address all browser and device types.
  15. Direct and execute pre-production activities, such as creating moodboards or storyboards and establishing a project timeline.
  16. Document technical factors such as server load, bandwidth, database performance, and browser and device types.
  17. Identify or maintain links to and from other Web sites and check links to ensure proper functioning.
  18. Identify problems uncovered by testing or customer feedback, and correct problems or refer problems to appropriate personnel for correction.
  19. Incorporate technical considerations into Web site design plans, such as budgets, equipment, performance requirements, or legal issues including accessibility and privacy.
  20. Maintain understanding of current Web technologies or programming practices through continuing education, reading, or participation in professional conferences, workshops, or groups.
  21. Perform or direct Web site updates.
  22. Perform Web site tests according to planned schedules, or after any Web site or product revision.
  23. Provide clear, detailed descriptions of Web site specifications, such as product features, activities, software, communication protocols, programming languages, and operating systems software and hardware.
  24. Register Web sites with search engines to increase Web site traffic.